Wednesday, 24th September 2014

Asked my mom to get me the Apple 60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter from iStudio in Changi Airport because she is travelling to Hong Kong with my dad. The retail price is S$108 but if you get it from the Airport, you don’t have to pay tax for it. So it is cheaper by about 7%, so it cost about S$100.93.

The Apple 60W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter is meant for MacBook Pro Retina 13″. As long as your MacBook uses 60W or less, you can use this particular adapter. Case in point, you can use this power adapter with MacBook Air 11″ or MacBook Air 13″.

It is good to have a spare power adapter. I have one in my office, one at home and one in my bag. In this way, I know I will not misplace my power adapter.

Monday, 22nd September 2014

Before the official launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, there are already quite a few cases out there in the market for the phones. I think some manufacturers bet on the leak schematics rather than waiting for Apple’s official schematics.

The difference between the Capsule Case and Thin Fit case is the material used. Capsule Cases use Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) which makes it flexible, elastic, and durable. This give it a soft and comfortable grip. Thin Fit cases on the other hand is a hard case and it uses polycarbonate which makes it lightweight and durable.

For Ultra Hybrid Case, it is actually a hybrid between a case and a bumper. The case back is a hard case where as the bumper portion of it is made up of TPU that features Air Cushion Technology corners for secure drop protection.

I would recommend getting the Ultra Hybrid Case instead because the iPhone 6 Plus might be too big for some hands and it might easily slip off your hands. You will need the bumper to protect the sides of your iPhone 6 Plus when it falls.

Wednesday, 17th September 2014

The Apple iPhone 6 Plus Leather Case is retailing for S$68 and my brother ordered it together with the iPhone 6 Plus. But unfortunately, the case got shipped first and we received it yesterday while the iPhone 6 Plus is still stuck in the status, Processing Items.

For the iPhone 6 without contract, it maintains the same pricing tier as last year’s iPhone 5s. Note that the 32GB is phrase out, so for the same price of iPhone 5s 32GB, you will get 64GB iPhone 6 instead and for iPhone 5s 64GB, you will get the 128GB iPhone 6 instead.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in three sizes (16GB, 64GB and 128GB) and in three colors (Silver, Gold & Space Grey).

Just in case you are not aware, from 19th August 2014, SingTel increases the price plan by S$3/month for all price plans except for Combo 2 and Combo 12.

Take the S$3/month as paying for the 4G VAS because for all the Combo plans, the 4G VAS are waived permanently. It seems that M1 and StarHub took the cue from SingTel and decided to waive their 4G VAS permanently as well. If not, for M1, the 4G VAS is waived till 31st December 2014. After that, you will also get charged at the usual rate of S$10.70/month. For StarHub, they charged extra S$2.14/month for 4G VAS from 1st July 2014 till 31st December 2015. After that, you will get charged at the usual rate of S$10.70/month.